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Bill C-269

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 25, 2022
An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (suicide prevention)
  • Bill C-269 is a proposed law in Canada that aims to amend the Telecommunications Act to introduce a three-digit phone number dedicated to suicide prevention services. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission would be required to designate this number within one year after the law comes into force.
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Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Mr. Todd Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George, CPC)
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (suicide prevention). He said: Mr. Speaker, suicide impacts us all. There is probably not a member in this House who has not been touched by suicide. I know that suicide and mental health have negatively impacted my life. Just three weeks ago, I received a call saying that I had lost yet another friend to suicide. When somebody is struggling, we must do everything in our power to remove the barriers so that they can seek and get the help that they need. Over 500 days ago, I asked for the support of the House to bring 988, a simple three-digit suicide prevention hotline, to Canada. Five hundred days later, it still has not been done. Today I rise in this esteemed chamber to table my bill, an act to amend the Telecommunications Act, suicide prevention. With the addition of one simple line to the Telecommunications Act, Canada could have an easy-to-remember three-digit suicide prevention hotline. Let us bring 988 to Canada. We can save lives.
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